MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics13.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive80.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A70
MotherboardMSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20170206
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 19 '17 at 17:28
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Memory 93.1
1-Core 119
2-Core 233
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 461
8-Core 454
61% 458 Pts
64-Core 468
29% 468 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.6.2
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
13.3% Very poor
Lighting 15.6
Reflection 14.6
Parallax 23.2
13% 17.8 fps
MRender 11.4
Gravity 15.8
Splatting 22.6
14% 16.6 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 13.3%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X31200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Read 462
Write 322
Mixed 298
80% 361 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 69.7
4K Mixed 20.6
105% 39.2 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 200
DQ Mixed 50.6
92% 183 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 93%
Seagate ST750LM022 HN-M750MBB 750GB
635GB free
Firmware: 2BA30001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
53.6% Above average
Read 92.5
Write 94.2
Mixed 94.7
71% 93.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.93
4K Mixed 0.39
100% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 57%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89
650GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
50.2% Above average
Read 85.9
Write 89.2
Mixed 88
66% 87.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.19
4K Write 1.42
4K Mixed 0.17
54% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
MC Read 31.6
MC Write 33.6
MC Mixed 28.9
90% 31.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.5
SC Write 33.3
SC Mixed 26.1
74% 26 GB/s
Latency 61.8
65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) Builds (Compare 4,199 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
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Desktop
Desktop 75%
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Workstation
Workstation 31%
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Motherboard: MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) - $135

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $480
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HDDRAMUSB
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